Red Sea / Houthi rebels situation

[NickK]

I suspect that Iran plus allies have increased cyber attacks since the raids.

 

[CaptainRAVE]

At this point a war with Iran has to be a sure thing I wonder if there will be a build or the will try the whole shock and awe with unannounced mass bombing.

Hopefully not.

 

[Rroff]

And more rumours that the sky is blue and grass is green. Isn't this just what they've been doing for years already?

Well yeah, but supposedly with more vigour than usual trying to trigger a more general uprising, rather than the more general encouraging attacks.

 

[SPG]

Iran was nice place before the revolution. It's not that long ago either. Wouldn't take much to steer the ship nice again.

 

[arknor]

I suspect that Iran plus allies have increased cyber attacks since the raids.

Maxybe they want another stuxnet

 

[Blackjack Davy]

That's simply not true, we have shipping, we have Iran funding terrorists in Israel and other parts of the Middle East. we have the risk of them developing a nuclear bomb. At some point, they need to be dealt with and the current state ended.

Oh really? Do we deal with Russia too then? Drop some bombs on them, invade, enforce regime change? Right o, better get those troops ready then.

 

[SPG]

Yes because Iran has a multitude of ICBM ready to bring the world to ruin. Get a grip.

 

[esmozz]

Iran was nice place before the revolution. It's not that long ago either. Wouldn't take much to steer the ship nice again.

I'm sure there's a lesson there......

 

[SPG]

Yep and we learn every time. Iran wants Israel gone at its current level of ****twatterry. Does it stop if Israel disappears or do we get the full on all Christians/Hindus/Buddhists must die and something else pops along and they all go were done now happy days everyone.

 

[NickK]

Yep and we learn every time. Iran wants Israel gone at its current level of ****twatterry. Does it stop if Israel disappears or do we get the full on all Christians/Hindus/Buddhists must die and something else pops along and they all go were done now happy days everyone.

If Isreal collapsed, then Iran would celebrate but then there wouldn't be a common enemy to demonise within the factions and it would then fall apart.. so they would pick the next easiest option close by..

 

[Grim5]

Houthis fired two missiles at an Iranian ship carrying corn, the missiles hit but did not sink the ship

Yemen's Houthi rebels fire missiles at ship bound for Iran, their main supporter

Authorities say Yemen’s Houthi rebels have fired missiles at a ship bound for a port in Iran, causing minor damage but no injuries to its crew.

apnews.com

 

[bingham67]

Clearly just firing at anything haha

 

[NickK]

reported.

And back to the thread..

 

[StriderX]

Clearly just firing at anything haha

Well logically (assuming they have any functional intelligence on the ships...) if they didn't target certain flagged ships then companies would just change their flagging to stop being targetted.

 

[NickK]

US and UK strikes fail to slow Houthi attacks

BBC Verify analysis shows how Houthi tactics have changed, as commercial shipping traffic in the Red Sea halves.

www.bbc.co.uk

Interesting to see China transport costs have gone up 500%. Iran shoots China trade in the foot.. No need for import tariffs with Houthi action.

 

[Chuk_Chuk]

US and UK strikes fail to slow Houthi attacks

BBC Verify analysis shows how Houthi tactics have changed, as commercial shipping traffic in the Red Sea halves.

www.bbc.co.uk

Interesting to see China transport costs have gone up 500%. Iran shoots China trade in the foot.. No need for import tariffs with Houthi action.

Not sure how you reached that conclusion. Also …

Some have taken to declaring "no link to Israel" on their location equipment, or have written "armed guards on board" or "all Chinese crew" - underscoring what ship owners believe will deter attackers.

Some Chinese companies have capitalised on assurances of safe passage by the Houthis, and Lloyd's List Intelligence says that the proportion of Chinese-affiliated shipping has increased since the end of November from 13% to 28% of all vessels passing through the Red Sea.

 

[NickK]

Not sure how you reached that conclusion. Also …

$1000 rise to $5000.

 

[Chuk_Chuk]

$1000 rise to $5000.

While true that costs of shipping from China has increased, The article doesn’t say that the volume of trade from China has decreased (simply that the volume of goods through the suez has decreased) so the I’m not sure how you came to the conclusion that Iran is shooting China in the foot.

 

[cu3ed]

Iran was nice place before the revolution. It's not that long ago either. Wouldn't take much to steer the ship nice again.

Unfortunately true. However Afghanistan taught us unless the people are willing to make the change stick.

 

[jpaul]

I don't remember which came first - they had illicitly re-started uranium refinement / Israel started killing scientists or Western/USA trade sanctions - Bibi just can't help himself.